Last checked at 16 Jun 2011 07:00
The Rank Group Plc
- The Rank Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005
The Rank Group Plc ("Rank") announces that, consequent upon Guoco Group Limited's offer for Rank ("the Offer") being declared unconditional on 8 June 2011, on 15 June 2011, a total of 610,224 ordinary shares of 138/9 pence each ("Shares") vested in favour of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") under the terms of The Rank Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005 ("2005 LTIP"). The vesting, details of which are provided below, related to the performance awards granted to the relevant individuals under the 2005 LTIP on 2 September 2009.
Name | Role | Number of ordinary138/9p shares originally awarded | Number of ordinary138/9p shares that vested on 15 June 2011 |
Directors: | |||
Ian Burke | Chief Executive | 337,813 | 337,813 |
Paddy Gallagher | Finance Director | 192,926 | 192,926 |
PDMR: | |||
Frances Bingham | Company Secretary | 79,485 | 79,485 |
In accordance with the rules of the 2005 LTIP, all of the above shares have been transferred to the relevant individuals by the trustee of Rank's Employment Benefit Trust.
Following this transfer, a total of 317,318 Shares were sold at an average price of 150.75 pence per Share on behalf of the PDMRs on 15 June 2011 in order to satisfy their income tax and national insurance liabilities consequent upon the vesting. Details of these sales, and the resulting effect on the PDMRs' shareholdings, are set out below:
Name | Role | Previous shareh-olding | Shares received | Shares sold to discharge Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities | New shareh-olding |
Directors: | |||||
Ian Burke | Chief Executive | 587,406 | 337,813 | 175,663 | 749,556 |
Paddy Gallagher | Finance Director | 346,666 | 192,926 | 100,322 | 439,270 |
PDMR: | |||||
Frances Bingham | Company Secretary | 74,666 | 79,485 | 41,332 | 112,819 |
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16 June 2011
website: www.rank.com
Enquiries:
The Rank Group Plc
Frances Bingham, company secretary
Tel: 01628 504 000